Best Art World Hangout  Perugino 767 Willamette, No. 102. 541-687-9102. PeruginoCoffeehouse.com. OK, maybe it’s not the Café du Dôme in Paris in the 1920s, or even New York’s Algonquin Round Table, but Perugino has long been the informal hub of Eugene’s fine arts world. On…

1. Wandering Goat 268 Madison St. 541-344-5161. WanderingGoat.com.  2. Dutch Bros DutchBros.com.  3. Equiano Coffee 300 Blair Blvd. 541-953-2879. EquianoCoffee.com. 

1. Down to Earth 532 Olive St. 541-342-6820. DownToEarthEugene.com.  2. Bi-Mart BiMart.com.  3. Backcountry Gear 1855 W. 2nd Ave. 541-485-5418. BackCountryGear.com. 

1. Eugene Animal Hospital 1432 Orchard St. 541-342-1178. EugeneAnimalHospital.net. 2. Echo Hollow Veterinary Hospital and Urgent Care 1980 Echo Hollow Rd., Ste. A, 541-844-1038. EchoHollowVet.com.  3. VCA McKenzie Animal Hospital 5303 Main St., Springfield, 541-747-3859. VCAHospitals.com. 

1. Peter DeFazio Representative, U.S. Congress. 2. Kate Brown Oregon governor. 3. Isiah Wagoner former Eugene mayoral write-in candidate. It would be difficult to imagine Oregon’s 4th Congressional District without Peter DeFazio in office, so it should really be no surprise that he overwhelmingly takes…

1. Eugene Symphony 115 W. 8th Ave. #115. 541-687-9487. EugeneSymphony.org. 2. Oregon Mozart Players 317 Goodpasture Island Rd. Ste A. 541-345-6648. OregonMozartPlayers.org.  3. Delgani String Quartet 541-650-5040. Delgani.org.  Eugene may never know how lucky it is to have Francesco Lecce-Chong leading the Eugene Symphony. Over…

1. Mount Pisgah 34901 Frank Parrish Rd. 541-747-3817. MountPisgahArboretum.org. 2. Ridgeline Trail System  3. Alton Baker Park 100 Day Island Rd. 541-682-4800. Eugene-Or.Gov/AltonBakerPark.

1. Da Nang 488 Lincoln St. 541-915-0144. DaNangEatery.com. 2. IRIE Jamaican Kitchen 1845 W. 11th Ave. 541-833-0351. www.iriejamaicancuisine.com. 3. Tam’s Place Vietnamese Cuisine 2777 Friendly St. 541-214-0562. Find on Facebook.

1. Coburg Pizza Co. 90999 S. Willamette, Coburg, 541-484-6600; 1710 Centennial Blvd., Springfield. 541-484-6600. CoburgPizza.com.  2. Mezza Luna 933 Pearl St. 541-684-8900; 2776 Shadow View, 541-743-2999; 115 S. 5th St., Springfield, 541-653-8661. MezzaLunaPizzeria.com.  3. Sizzle Pie 910 Willamette, 541-683-7437. SizzlePie.com. For the second straight year…

1. Ebony Caprice Morgan program coordinator, CAHOOTS.  2. Meredith Blair surgical nurse, PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend. 3. Luke Adler Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, Luke Adler Healing. 

1. Bon Mi 153 E. Broadway, 541-505-9349. 849 E. 13th Ave. 541-650-6129. BonMiEugene.com. 2. Pho The Good Times 2729 Shadow View Dr. 541-357-4971. PhoGT.com. 3. Tam’s Place Vietnamese Cuisine 2777 Friendly St. 541-214-0562. Find on Facebook. Seeking shelter from a bitter storm whipping through downtown…

1. Cuthbert Amphitheater 2300 Leo Harris Pkwy. 541-762-8099. TheCuthbert.com. 2. Hult Center for the Performing Arts 1 Eugene Ctr. 541-682-5000. HultCenter.org. 3. WOW Hall (Community Center for the Performing Arts) 291 W. 8th Ave. 541-687-2746. WOWHall.org.

1. Ninkasi 272 Van Buren St. 541-344-2739. NinkasiBrewing.com. 2. Hop Valley 990 W. 1st Ave., Eugene; 980 Kruse Way. Springfield. 541-485-BEER. HopValleyBrewing.com. 3. Oakshire 207 Madison St. 541-654-5520. OakBrew.com.

1. Izumi Sushi and Grill 2773 Shadow View Dr. 541-683-1201. IzumiSushiEugene.com. 2. Akira 359 Mill St. 458-205-8288. Instagram.com/AkiraOmakase.  3. Sushi Pure 259 E. 5th Ave. 541-654-0608. SushiPureEugene.com.  Before the pandemic, when Izumi was my Sunday night happy hour special go-to, I met up with a…

1. Leah Dunbar Churchill High School. 2. Julie Bounds Sheldon High School.  3. Daniel Gallo South Eugene High School. 

1. Heritage Distilling Company 110 Madison St. 541-357-4431. HeritageDistilling.com. 2. Thinking Tree Spirits 88 Jackson St. 541-515-6993. ThinkingTreeSpirits.com. 3. Swallowtail Spirits 111 Main St. Springfield. 541-357-5951. SwallowTailSpirits.com. Based out of Gate Harbor, Washington, Heritage Distillers operates its third location in Eugene, focusing on rum production.…

1. Athena Delene Delene.co. 2. Tre Stewart BoopTroopEugene.com. 3. Ashley Fenison AshleyFenison.net. 

1. Ta Ra Rin 1200 Oak St. 541-343-1230; 1520 Coburg Rd. 541-844-1032; 1410 Mohawk, Springfield, 541-505-8987. TaRaRinThai.com. 2. Sabai 27 Oakway Ctr. 541-654-5424. SabaiCafe.com. 3. Tasty Thai 1308 Hilyard St. 541-343-0165. TastyThaiCampus.com; 80 E. 29th Ave. 541-302-6444. TastyThaiKitchen.com.

1. Sweet Cheeks Winery 27007 Briggs Hill Rd. 541-349-9463. SweetCheeksWinery.com. 2. King Estate 80854 Territorial Hwy. 541-685-5189. KingEstate.com. 3. Sarver Vineyard 25600 Mayola Ln. 541-935-2979. SarverWinery.com.

1. Eric Richardson NAACPLaneCounty.org. 2. Isiah Wagoner, IsiahWagoner.com. 3. Clea Ibrahim (Black Unity) Black_Unity on Facebook. This year, Black Lives Matter protests in Eugene and across the U.S. drew much-deserved attention to the injustices African Americans have long lived under in this country, and that…

1. Moss Crossing 2751 Friendly St. 541-636-3724. MossCrossing.com. 2. SpaceBuds The Dispensary 741 Lincoln St. 541-505-9834. SpaceBudsTheDispensary.com. 3. Eugene OG 2045 Franklin Blvd. 541-505-7575. EugeneOG.com.  This year Eugene voted Moss Crossing best dispensary, and as soon as you walk in you understand why. The decorating…

1. Jordin McDowell Jordin Does Hair (Anomaly Hair Collective), 837 Monroe St. 503-544-0741. AnomalyHair.com.  2. Tina Rex Amethyst Hair Studio, 1631 Oak St. 541-520-2268. Facebook.com/AmethystHairsSudio541.  3. Amanda Nicole 4247 Loft, 390 Lincoln St. Ste. 220, 541-515-6477. 4247Loft.com. 

1. Greenhill Humane Society 88530 Green Hill Rd. 541-689-1503. Green-Hill.org. 2. Cascade Raptor Center 32275 Fox Hollow Rd. 541-485-1320. CascadesRaptorCenter.org.  3. Lucky Paws Dog Rescue 2053 Laura St. 541-246-8070. LuckyPawsSite.org.

1. CAHOOTS 341 E. 12th Ave. 541-342-8255. WhiteBirdClinic.org/Cahoots. 2. Eugene Mission 1542 W. 1st Ave. 541-344-3251. EugeneMission.org. 3. St. Vincent de Paul 555 High St. 541-344-2115; 100 E. 11th Ave. 541-868-0200. SVdP.us. 

1. Andrew Lathrop Sam Bond’s Garage (temporarily closed), 407 Blair Blvd. 541-431-6603. SamBonds.com.  2. Chad Kushuba Viking Braggot, 2490 Willamette, Ste. 6, 515-6314; 520 Commercial St. Unit F, 541-653-8371. DrinkViking.com.  3. Cameron Turpin Cornucopia, 295 W. 17th Ave. 541-485-2300, 207 E. 5th Ave. Ste. 109,…

1. Eugene Yoga 3575 Donald St. 458-205-8378. EugeneYoga.us.  2. Everyday People Yoga 352 W. 12th Ave. 541-782-8678. EpYogaEugene.com.  3. Wild Light Yoga 820 Charnelton St. 541-349-9642. WildLightYogaCenter.com.

1. Straight Outta Soul Food On hiatus, stay updated on Instagram.  2. The Better Living Room by Ninkasi 155 Blair Blvd. 541-735-9500. NinkasiBrewing.com. 3. Bar Purlieu 1530 Willamette. 458-201-7044. BarPurlieu.com.

1. Public House 418 A St., Springfield, 541-895-5885. PublicHouseHub.com. 2. Café Yumm Eugene: 860 E. 13th Ave. 541-349-9866; 1801 Willamette. 541-686-9866; 130 Oakway Ctr. 541-465-9866; 1005 Green Acres Rd. 541-684-9866. Springfield: 3340 Gateway St. 541-747-9866; 3333 RiverBend Dr. 541-736-9866. CafeYumm.com.  3. Cider Station (Ciderlicious) 675…

1. Wandering Goat 268 Madison St. 541-344-5161. WanderingGoat.com.  2. Vero Espresso 205 E. 14th Ave. 541-654-0504. VeroEspressoHouse.com. 3. Dutch Bros DutchBros.com.  Wandering Goat Coffee is a staple of Eugene. Its die-hard fans will seek it out at any grocery store and that’s not necessarily surprising…

1. Sweet Life Patisserie 755 Monroe St. 541-683-5676. SweetLifeDesserts.com. 2. Noisette 200 W. Broadway, 541-654-5257. NoisettePK.com. 3. Prince Pücklers 1605 E. 19th Ave. 541-344-4418. PrincePucklers.com.

1. Paul’s Bicycle Way of Life 556 Charnelton St. 541-344-4105. 2480 Alder St. 541-342-6155. BicycleWay.com. 2. Hutch’s Bicycle 960 Charnelton St. 541-345-7521; 2100 Main St., Springfield, 541-741-2453. HutchsBicycles.com. 3. Arriving by Bike 2705 Willamette. 541-484-5410. ArrivingByBike.com. 

1. Market of Choice MarketofChoice.com.  2. Lane County Farmers Market 8th Ave. & Oak St. 541-431-4923. LaneCountyFarmersMarket.org.  3. Kiva Grocery Store 125 W. 11th Ave. 541-342-8666. KivaGrocery.com. 

1. Sweet Life Patisserie 755 Monroe St. 541-683-5676. SweetLifeDesserts.com. 2. Noisette 200 W. Broadway, 541-654-5257. NoisettePK.com. 3. Hideaway Bakery 3377 E. Amazon Dr. 541-868-1982. HideawayBakery.com.

1. American Traditional Barber Shop 23 E. 11th Ave. 541-915-9613. Facebook.com/AmericanTraditionalBarbershop. 2. Tim’s Trims 27 W. 5th Ave. 541-393-6312. TimsTrims.com.  3. Blessings Hair Design 315 E. 13th Ave. 541-344-2994. BlessingsHairDesign.com.  Brooklyn Damon opened American Traditional Barber Shop in 2014 to get out of the bartending…

1. Black Wolf Supper Club 454 Willamette. 541-687-8226. Find on Facebook. 2. Brail’s Restaurant 1689 Willamette. 541-343-1542. Find on Facebook. 3. Cornucopia 295 W. 17th Ave. 541-485-2300; 207 E. 5th Ave. Ste. 109, 541-485-2676; 521 Main St., Springfield, 541-485-2879. CornucopiaEugene.com. Nothing screams comfort food more…

1. Café Yumm! 860 E. 13th Ave. 541-349-9866; 1801 Willamette. 541-686-9866; 130 Oakway Ctr. 541-465-9866. CafeYumm.com. 2. Morning Glory 450 Willamette. 541-687-0709. MorningGloryEugene.com. 3. Cornbread Cafe 1290 W. 7th Ave. 541-505-9175. CornbreadCafe.com. 

1. Beppe and Gianni’s Trattoria 1646 E. 19th Ave. 541-683-6661. BeppeAndGiannis.net. 2. Mazzi’s Italian Restaurant 3377 E. Amazon Dr. 541-687-2252. Mazzis.com. 3. Placido’s Pasta Shop 120 Shelton McMurphey Blvd. #110, 458-205-8092. Placidos.com. An authentic taste of Italy is available only a block from the University…

1. Tacovore 530 Blair Blvd. 541-735-3518. TacovorePNW.com. 2. Mama Mayra’s Kitchen 764 Blair Blvd. 541-606-1823. Find on Facebook.  3. 1960 Cocina 1810 Willamette. 541-345-6947. 1960Cocina.Business.site. 

1. Shanna Trumbly ShannaTrumbly.com. 2. Ila Rose IlaRoseArt.com. 3. Jud Turner JudTurner.com.

1. Parks, trails and open spaces 2. Being alive/not dead  3. Being close to nature This is the first — and, god willing — the last year this category for surviving COVID-19 will exist. To hell with it. The winner, however, a worthy winner if…

1. Smith Family 525 Willamette. 541-343-4717. SmithFamilyBookstore.com. 2. Tsunami 2585 Willamette. 541-345-8986. TsunamiBooks.org.  3. J. Michaels Books 160 E. Broadway. 541-342-2002. JMichaelsBooks.com. 

1. Katy Cote Higher Ground, 324 E. 12th Ave. No. 2. 541-636-3724. MossCrossing.com. 2. Kellianne Firnsin Higher Ground, 324 E. 12th Ave. No.  2. 541-393-6892. Find on Leafly.com. 3. Tyler Banks Moss Crossing, 2751 Friendly St. 541-636-3724. MossCrossing.com.  Higher Ground Dispensary can be proud of…

1. Voodoo Doughnut 20 E. Broadway. 541-868-8666. VoodooDoughnut.com.  2. Dizzy Dean’s Donuts 2380 W. 11th Ave. 541-683-3505. OrderDizzyDeansDonuts.com.  3. Cal’s Donut and Pastry 2091 River Rd. 541-461-3838. Find on Facebook.

1. Izakaya Meiji 345 Van Buren St. 541-505-9349. IzakayaMeiji.com. 2. The Vintage 837 Lincoln St. 541-349-9181. EugeneVintage.com. 3. Party Downtown Bar 55 W. Broadway. 541-345-8228. PartyEugene.com.

1. High Step Society HighStepSociety.com. 2. JD Miller & Broken Heart Rodeo Facebook.com/JDMillerandBHR. 3. Upstate Quartet UpstateQuartet.com.

1. Slutashia (Sam Thrower) Facebook.com/Slutashia. 2. Karress Ann Slaughter (Cornel Hardiman) Facebook.com/GlamazonsEugene. 3. Trai La Trash Facebook.com/MsTraiLaTrash. “When you see a Slutashia show, you are going to see a live performance,” says Slutashia, aka Sam Thrower. Slutashia is a drag queen, rapper and singer-songwriter, and…

1. Storm Kennedy StormKennedy.com. 2. Tom Wilson Facebook.com/Tom.Wilson.104855. 3. Bill Hulings Facebook.com/Bill.Hulings. It’s starting to look like Eugene has found its perfect Storm. With her decisive first-place win in this year’s best actor/actress category, Storm Kennedy has taken a hat trick, having also won the…

1. Cornucopia 295 W. 17th Ave. 541-485-2300; 207 E. 5th Ave. Ste. 109, 541-485-2676; 521 Main St., Springfield, 541-485-2879. CornucopiaEugene.com. 2. Killer Burger 50 W. Broadway. 541-636-4731. KillerBurger.com. 3. Northwest Burger 296 E. 5th Ave. #220. 541-485-9176. NWBurgers.com. 

1. Izakaya Meiji 345 Van Buren St. 541-505-9349. IzakayaMeiji.com. 2. Cafe Soriah 384 W. 13th Ave. 541-342-4410. Soriah.com. 3. Marché 296 E. 5th Ave. 541-342-3612. MarcheRestaurant.com.

1. Brew Dr. Kombucha 41 W. Broadway. 541-654-4284. BrewDrKombucha.com.  2. BNF Kombucha & Jun 2495 Prairie Rd., Unit A. 541-653-9816. BNFKombucha.com.  3. Humm 541-306-6329. HummKombucha.com.

1. DJ Stoggrd (Tre Stewart)  2. Ella Trash EllaTrashAndTheGoods.com. 3. Sapphire Strange 

1. CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets) 341 E. 12th Ave. 541-342-8255. WhiteBirdClinic.org/Cahoots.  2. FOOD For Lane County 770 Bailey Hill Rd. 541-343-2822. FoodforLaneCounty.org. 3. Greenhill Humane Society 88530 Green Hill Rd. 541-689-1503. Green-Hill.org.  In a year where CAHOOTS has been in the…

1. Hot Mama’s Wings 420 W. 13th Ave. 541-653-9999. HotMamasWings.com.  2. Toxic Wings 943 River Rd. 2766 W. 11th Ave. 1395 University St. 541-689-9464. ToxicWings.com.  3. Chicken Bonz 1815 Pioneer Pkwy E., Springfield. 541-726-0111. ChickenBonz.com. 

1. Green Spaces  2. Community  3. Trees

1. (Tie) Kung Fu Bistro 2560 Willamette. 541-968-9258. Facebook.com/KungFuBistroEugene. 1. (Tie) Bao Bao House 868 W. Park St. 541-799-1088. BaoBaoHouseOR.com. 2. Lok Yaun 3000 W 11th Ave. 541-345-7448. Find on Facebook. 3. Twin Dragon 919 River Rd. 541-688-5481. Twin-Dragon-Restaurant.com. 

1. Izakaya Meiji 345 Van Buren St. 541-505-9349. IzakayaMeiji.com. 2. Cornucopia 295 W 17th Ave. 541-485-2300; 207 E 5th Ave. Ste. 109, 541-485-2676; 521 Main St., Springfield, 541-485-2879. CornucopiaEugene.com. 3. Public House 418 A St., Springfield. 541-246-8511. PublicHouseHub.com. Relying heavily on to-go during the pandemic,…

1. Shelby Dines Morning Glory Cafe, 450 Willamette St. 541-687-0709. MorningGloryEugene.com. 2. Ava Albrecht Cornucopia, 295 W. 17th Ave. 541-485-2300; 207 E. 5th Ave. Ste. 109, 541-485-2676; 521 Main St., Springfield, 541-485-2879. CornucopiaEugene.com. 3. Leia Allmon Uki Uki, 901 Pearl St. 541-687-4609. UkiUkiSushi.com.

1. Very Little Theatre 2350 Hilyard St. 541-344-7751. TheVLT.com. 2. Oregon Contemporary Theatre 194 W. Broadway. 541-465-1506. OCTheatre.org. 3. Actors Cabaret Eugene 996 Willamette. 541-683-4368. ActorsCabaret.org. One of the coolest things about Very Little Theatre — which has a lot of cool going for it…

1. Val Steele 101.5 US101, 104.7 KDUK. 2. Liz and Reiley Mix 94.5 FM, KMGE. 3. Downtown Deb (Deb Trist) KLCC. For nearly 27 years, Val Steele’s voice has been on local radio waves in Eugene. She started spinning Top 40 hits on KDUK, but…

1. Creswell Bakery 182 S. 2nd St., Creswell, 541-895-5885. CreswellBakery.com.  2. King Estate 80854 Territorial Hwy., Lorane. 541-685-5189. KingEstate.com.  3. Chief’s 91108 N. Willamette, Coburg. 541-342-3828. ChiefsBrewHouse.com.

1. Brail’s Restaurant  1689 Willamette. 541-343-1542. Find on Facebook. 2. Morning Glory 450 Willamette. 541-687-0709. MorningGloryEugene.com. 3. Glenwood Restaurant 1340 Alder St. 541-687-0355; 2588 Willamette. 541-687-8201. GlenwoodRestaurants.com.

1. Café Yumm! Eugene: 860 E. 13th Ave. 541-3349-9866; 1801 Willamette. 541-686-9866; 130 Oakway Ctr. 541-465-9866. 1005 Green Acres Rd. 541-684-9866. Springfield: 3340 Gateway St. 541-747-9866; 3333 RiverBend Dr. 541-736-9866. CafeYumm.com. 2. El Super Burrito 2566 Willamette. 541-485-0619. Find on Facebook.  3. Tacovore 530 Blair…

1. Halie Loren HalieLoren.com. 2. Savelle tha Native Find on Facebook. 3. Betty (Bettreena) Jaeger BaroqueBetty.com.

1. Cornucopia 295 W 17th Ave. 541-485-2300; 207 E. 5th Ave. Ste. 109; 541-485-2676; 521 Main St., Springfield, 541-485-2879. CornucopiaEugene.com. 2. McMenamin’s (all of them) 1243 High St. 541-345-4905; 22 Club Rd. 541-343-5622; 1485 E. 19th Ave. 342-4025. McMenamins.com. 3. Little Big Burger 1404 Orchard…

1. Ta Ra Rin 1200 Oak St. 541-343-1230; 1250 Coburg Rd. 541-844-1032; 1410 Mohawk Blvd., Springfield, 541-505-8987. TaRaRinThai.com. 2. Café Yumm! Eugene: 860 E 13th Ave. 541-3349-9866; 1801 Willamette. 541-686-9866; 130 Oakway Ctr. 541-465-9866. 1005 Green Acres Rd. 541-684-9866. Springfield: 3340 Gateway St. 541-747-9866; 3333…

1. Sam Bond’s Garage 407 Blair Blvd. 541-431-6603. SamBonds.com.  2. Jackalope Lounge 453 Willamette, 541-485-1519. JackalopeLounge.com.  3. Party Downtown Bar 64 W. 8th Ave. 541-345-8228. PartyEugene.com. 

1. Tre Stewart Boop Troop Eugene 2. Camilla Mortensen Eugene Weekly 3. Tatiana Parafiniuk-Talesnick The Register-Guard Tre Stewart describes himself as “string cheese,” saying he gets pulled in so many directions. And that makes sense for the DJ and journalist who developed recognition in the…